1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament explained

Year:	1972
Division:	College Division
Teams:	21
Collegeworldseriesballpark:	Lanphier Park
City:	Springfield, Illinois
Titlecount:	2nd
Cwscount:	2nd
Coach:	Hal Smeltzly
Coachcount:	2nd
Mop:	Jay Smith
Mopteam:	Florida Southern
Tournament Link:	NCAA Division II Baseball Championship

The 1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1972 season. This was the fifth such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. It was also the first held in Springfield, Illinois, having spent the first four years in Springfield, Missouri. The won the championship by defeating the .^[1]

Format

Twenty one teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Two regions consisted of six teams, another had five, and the Midwest had four. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format.

Regionals

East Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
	3	0
	3	2
	2	2
	1	2
	1	2
	0	2

Mideast Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
	4	1
	3	2
	3	2
	1	2
	0	2
	0	2

Midwest Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
	4	1
	2	2
	1	2
	0	2

West Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
	4	0
	2	2
	1	2
	1	2
	0	2

Finals

Participants

Conference	Record (conference)	Previous finals appearances	Best finals finish	Finals record
Independent	31–6	2 (last: 1971)	1st	5 - 3
Independent	23–6	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	43–20 (20–4)	1 (last: 1971)	1st	4 - 1
Independent	31–15–2	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0

Results

Game results

Game	Score	Notes
Game 1	7–6
Game 2	10–4
Game 3	4–1	UMSL eliminated
Game 4	10–3
Game 5	10–0	SIU Edwardsville eliminated
Game 6	3–0
Game 7	5–1	Florida Southern wins National Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Division II Baseball Championships Record Book. NCAA. June 29, 2021.